Two shortstops, making their Major League debut one year apart, Alex Rodriguez and Derek Jeter’s relationship was the talk of Major League Baseball for years. The pair first met at a University baseball game, and since then, their relationship suffered many ups and downs.
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Between the two, while one shortstop displayed better numbers as a hitter, and a longer list of individual accolades, the other carried the burden of captaincy and won five World Championships.
Moreover, A-Rod’s steroid scandal stained his reputation as a player, which affected his post-retirement honors. In 2017, the Yankees’ front office made a unanimous and popularly loved decision of adding Derek Jeter’s plaque to Monument Park and retiring his jersey.
Was Alex Rodriguez invited to Derek Jeter’s jersey retirement ceremony?
Around the same time, in an awkward interview with NY Daily, A-Rod was asked a question about his invitation to Jeter’s jersey retirement ceremony.
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BALTIMORE, MD – JUNE 28: Alex Rodriguez #13 of the New York Yankees talks with Derek Jeter #2 during the game between the New York Yankees and the Baltimore Orioles on June 28, 2005 at Camden Yards in Baltimore, Maryland. (Photo By Jamie Squire/Getty Images)
Considering A-Rod’s ambiguous response, an assumption was made that he wasn’t invited to Jeter’s jersey retirement ceremony. A-Rod claimed that since it was mother’s day, the shortstop-turned-baseman was out with his mother and completely dodged the question by not giving a straightforward response.
He said, “It was Mother’s Day. I watched the whole (ceremony). I put out a (social media) post. I especially liked seeing (his parents) Dr. (Charles) Jeter and Mrs. (Dorothy) Jeter, (his sister) Sharlee. It was a great day for him, and very well-deserved.”
Thank you for the pleasure of playing alongside you for so many years. Congrats, Captain. #JeterNight pic.twitter.com/tLLITPOs51
— Alex Rodriguez (@AROD) May 14, 2017
At the end of the night, as is visible above, A-Rod uploaded a celebratory tweet for his retired captain.
Are Derek Jeter and A-Rod on good terms now?
In a recent interview with Drink Champs, Jeter bluntly answered a question about his relationship with A-Rod. He says that the controversial incident around record-breaking deals and subtle digs were 20 years ago, and he’s completely over it.
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